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Showy Honey-myrtle
Melaleuca nesophila
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Totem-polesMelaleuca decussata
Melaleuca maxwellii
Melaleuca striata
Melaleuca crossota
Slender Honey-myrtleMelaleuca gibbosa
Swamp Honey-myrtleMelaleuca squamea
Swamp KunzeaKunzea recurva
Melaleuca porphyrocephala
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 534 |
|---|---|
| California | 532 |
| Australia | 457 |
| Victoria | 237 |
| Western Australia | 138 |
| South Australia | 77 |
| South Africa | 5 |
| Western Cape | 5 |
| Tasmania | 4 |
| Utah | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | myrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales |
| Family | myrtle family · Myrtaceae |
| Genus | bottlebrushes · Melaleuca |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Showy Honey-myrtle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.